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rhizocephala

rhizocephala


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rhizocephala  \Rhi`zo*ceph"a*la\,  n.  pl  [NL.,  fr  Gr  ???  root  + 
  ???  head.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  division  of  Pectostraca  including  saclike  parasites  of 
  Crustacea.  They  adhere  by  rootlike  extensions  of  the  head. 
  See  Illusration  in  Appendix.